Topics: Atman

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Someone Dear Is Gone. Is Everything Gone? What the Gita Says

When someone you love has died, the Gita does not ask you to stop missing them. It says the one who lived in the body is never lost (2.11, 2.13, 2.20, 2.22), and only the body and the shared life end.

Level: Simple English 6 min The Imperishable Self

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The Self That Stays: Gita 2.11–30 Read in Order

A verse-by-verse reading of Gita 2.11–30: what the Lord says the self is, why grief is aimed at the wrong thing, the second answer for the one who cannot accept the first, and what the teaching does not mean.

Level: In Depth English 12 min The Imperishable Self

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Why Does the Gita Say “Do Not Grieve” in So Many Ways? A Close Reading of 2.11–30

A close reading of Gita 2.11–30: the different reasons the Lord gives for not grieving, what each assumes, how an all-pervading self can change bodies, why the verses do not license harm, and what the rest of the Gita and the tradition add.

Level: Deeper English 14 min The Imperishable Self